was on duty
Том дежурил.
Tom was on duty.
В ту ночь я дежурил.
I was on duty that night.
Он вчера дежурил.
He was on duty yesterday.
— Маленькая Вера (1988)
Том тогда дежурил.
Tom was on duty at the time.
Ты же вчера дежурил?
You were on duty yesterday, weren't you?
— Посредник (2022)
Том тогда не дежурил.
Tom wasn't on duty then.